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The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will provide funds to a $3.6 million project to correct the southward migration of Mason Inlet, which separates Wrightsville Beach from Figure Eight Island, by nudging the inlet north. The board agreed on Dec. 14 to fund the project through the room occupancy tax under the condition that… Read More
An underwater survey of the Grand River bed between Grand Rapids and the Bass River Recreation Area is expected to begin soon after state officials chose to forge ahead with a project that failed to excite Ottawa County leaders. In November, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) approved spending $100,000 of general… Read More
A funding bill approved by Congress on Friday includes $1.2 billion to pay for dredging and other maintenance work at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports and other ports around the country, a local congresswoman said. Rep. Janice Hahn, D-San Pedro, called the funding “a major victory for our ports, allowing them to invest… Read More
More than £100 million is being spent on upgrading Portsmouth naval base because the harbour is too shallow to accommodate the two biggest warships ever built for the Royal Navy. The complex and expensive operation is needed to deepen the harbour by 5ft so that the giant aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince… Read More
The Port Authority governing board approved reallocating funds from the 2014 Marine Capital Program bond series to cover a $2.2 million overrun in the cost of dredging around the cruise piers at the Austin Monsanto Cruise Terminal. The board also approved a contract to immediately begin a feasibility study to identify at least two options… Read More
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The city of Rochester is getting an additional $2.3 million in federal funding to continue dredging its harbor next year. Sen. Charles Schumer announced Wednesday that the funding will be included in the budget expected to be approved by Congress this week. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requested the funding so more silt can… Read More
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has today visited Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth to view the preparations to ready the city to become the base port of the brand new Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers in early 2017. Taller than Nelson’s Column and over one and a half times the length of the Spinnaker Tower laid on… Read More
An underwater survey is planned of the Grand River between Grand Rapids and the Bass River Recreation Area ahead of a possible dredging effort. The Grand Rapids Press reports (http://bit.ly/1TMX8QZ ) the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget has approved spending $100,000 to map the river bottom as a first step toward dredging the… Read More
With the beginning of the quay and dredging works, a major step forward has been taken to transform PSA Panama International Terminal into a two million-TEU (20-foot equivalent) facility. The expansion, which was approved by Panama’s National Assembly earlier this year, is scheduled to be made operational in the first half of 2017. It involves… Read More
U.S. Senator Jack Reed was joined yesterday by Admiral Linda Fagan, the 1st U.S. Coast Guard District Commander, representatives from the USCG and Naval Station Newport, and Rhode Island construction workers for a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the completion of the new Coast Guard wharf project at Naval Station Newport. The project consisted of both…… Read More
A Cape Cod Canal dredging project is expected to get underway right around Christmas Day, town and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said Tuesday.The contractor, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., is finishing a project in New Jersey and expects to begin a week ahead of schedule, said David DeConto, the town’s assistant natural… Read More
A major project to rebuild dunes and beaches at the north end of Ocean City has reached the Ocean City Music Pier. Work will now begin in a final push to the end of the project area at 14th Street. Crews are working around the clock and it’s likely the project will be complete by… Read More
As part of its efforts to support coastal communities looking to build more resilient futures, NOAA today announced the funding of a $23.7 million award for the construction of the Oyster Bayou Marsh Restoration project. The project will be funded through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Program, which has restored and… Read More
Lake Macquarie boaties are getting a pre-Christmas boost, with work starting today on removing a large sand shoal that has built up in the Swansea Channel. The shoal has been hindering boats from getting in and out of Lake Macquarie. This week’s dredging work is part of an ongoing maintenance program and coincides with sand… Read More